God and you.

God loves you. He always has. He always will.

God loves you and He wants you to come home.

Home is what we all long for. It is embedded in the fabric of every human heart. Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ came to earth to show us what God was really like and to become the way home for us to experience His Father's embrace.

This is your birthright and your destiny. To live here on earth as a much loved child of Almighty God. If something inside of you resonates with the desire to find out where you really belong, we would encourage you to take a few minutes to discover God's heart for you below...

Here's a brief explanation of God's plan and purpose for your life and the history of the human heart...

God Has Been MisrepresentedOver the centuries there have been many misconceptions about God and His true nature. He has been misrepresented to us by legalistic religious leaders and angry earthly fathers who have, by their lifestyles, distorted His true image.

God is not distant and angry as many of the renaissance paintings portrayed Him. The truth is that He is loving, kind and gentle. In fact, you could say that He is the nicest Person in the universe!

God is LoveThe Bible says that God is love and that He is also a real Father. When you combine these true attributes, you will see that God is a loving Father and the longing of His heart has always been that you would know that He really, really loves you! Though He partnered with your earthly parents when you were conceived, you originated in His heart long before He created the world! He feels the same way about every person on the planet!

Father's Original IntentGod's original plan in the Garden of Eden was that humanity's first couple (Adam and Eve) would live forever in His loving presence. And in that place of perfect love, they would raise children who would be loved completely as well. It was the Father's hope that each generation would grow up in the light of His love so that they would never know a day of rejection or pain in their lives. In this perfect place of goodness, each child would flourish and become all that the Father intended for them to be.

Love Cannot Be ForcedHowever, love is not something that can be forced upon someone, so God gave Adam and Eve the privilege of a free will. They had the freedom to trust God and stay in the garden and they had the freedom to disobey Him and live their own life and leave.

In the book of Genesis (chapter 3) we read that the latter happened and as a result of their choice to become independent, they became separated from God. Their choice to walk in their own ways brought devastating consequences to them and the human race.

Broken RelationshipsAs a result of Adam and Eve's actions, a new deadly disease called 'sin' infected humanity. The world that God originally intended to be perfect and full of love, was now wrought with pain and suffering because of the consequences of sin.

It is a known fact that hurting people tend to hurt others, which is a legacy that has been passed on from generation to generation from the moment that Adam and Eve left the garden until today.

Understanding Our Need For LoveSince God originally created us for love, we are all born with a great expectation to be loved and accepted. It is a scientific fact that babies who are not shown loving touch in the first few months of their lives can be physically and emotionally damaged.

Unfortunately our parents could only express the love that they had first received from their parents. As a result, many of us have grown up with love deficits in our hearts. While we may know we are missing something, we might not be able to identify the emptiness that resides in the deepest part of our being.

Filling The VoidAll we know is that we need to try and fill the emptiness somehow. Some of us try to fill this void in relationships, others in performance and success. And others seek to dull the emptiness with addictions and empty pursuits of things that never live up to their promised fulfillment.

The reality is, that no matter what we do, if we do not encounter what we really need, we will always be left with a feeling of emptiness in the deepest part of our being.

Having A Personal Relationship With GodThere is only one place where we will find the true love and acceptance that we were created to experience and that is in a personal relationship with the One who created us. We were all born with a God sized "hole in our soul" that can only be filled by God Himself. While many of us have tried to fill this void with other things, it is like putting a square peg in a round hole... it just doesn't fit.

The Good News!!!The good news is that God wants to be in a relationship with us MORE than we want to be in a relationship with Him! It was because of His great love and His desire to be reconciled with us that He sent His one and only Son into the world two thousand years ago.

It is amazing to think that the One who knit us together in our mother's womb desires to be in a living, loving relationship with us! While every person on the planet became His offspring through our natural birth, it is our Heavenly Father's desire that we would actually become His full fledged children through a new spiritual birth.

Finding Our Way HomeThough God has always wanted to be reconnected with His lost children, there was still this issue of 'sin' that had to be dealt with. That is why our He made a way for us to come home by sending His only son, Jesus Christ to destroy the power of "sin" once and for all.

In obedience to His Father, Jesus took upon Himself the weight of all our sin, nailing it to a cross when He died on a placed called Calvary. In His last breath, He cried out words that would change the destiny of mankind forever when He shouted... "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do!"

Jesus Christ Is The Way To The FatherThree days later, Jesus rose from the grave, conquering sin and death once and for all for you and me. His sacrifice paved the way for all of us to be able to come home to our Heavenly Father. In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me".

Because of what Jesus did on our behalf, we can now have full access to Almighty God any time, night or day. The sacrifice of His life was the only price that could be paid for our redemption so that we could be fully restored to the family of God.

Would You Like To Receive This Gift?If we simply say 'yes' and receive God's greatest gift, the life of His Son Jesus Christ, we receive the right to become God's kids! The highest price has already been paid to secure your salvation. All you have to do is receive it by saying 'yes!' to Jesus' invitation to come home.

God has promised to give you a new heart and a fresh start in life. It is His gift of eternal life that comes completely free to those who will simply believe it to be true. If you have a desire to come home, the words below may help you express your thoughts to God. It's not these exact words that will save you, but the attitude of your heart towards your Heavenly Father.

A prayer to come home...Father, I want to come home. Please make me your child. I believe that you love me and that you sent your only Son to die for me. I turn from my own ways of doing things and I turn towards Jesus. I receive the free gift of His life in exchange for my old life. I place my faith and trust in Jesus alone to save me.

Thank you Jesus for dying for me and forgiving all of my sin. I receive you as my Savior and my Lord. I want to follow and serve you all the days of my life. Let today be the beginning of my new journey as a member of your family. Thank you for being the way for me to come home. Amen.

Your New Relationship With GodAs you begin your new life as God's child, you will have the privilege of getting to know Him as your Father because you are now part of His incredible family!

By faith in Jesus Christ, you can be assured of the many truths found in the Bible. We would encourage you to start reading the Bible and begin in the New Testament. A good place to start is the Gospel of John. Here's a link to a free version you can read online or download to your mobile device... https://www.youversion.com

Here are a few truths from the Bible that will encourage you in your new life in Christ...

You Are God's ChildJohn 1:12-1312 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (WEB)God Loves You1 John 3:1Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. (WEB)

You Have The Assurance Of Eternal Life John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (WEB)

He Put His Holy Spirit In You2 Corinthians 1:21-2221 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; 22 who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts. (WEB)

You Can Talk Directly To GodMatthew 7:7-117 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (WEB)

Nothing Will Ever Separate You From His LoveRomans 8:38-3938 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (WEB)

Practical Steps To Help You In Your Walk With God1. Get a Bible and start to read it each day. A good book to start with is the Gospel of John in the New Testament.

2. Cultivate your new relationship with God by simply talking to Him. Often this is called 'prayer', but in reality it is simply keeping an ongoing conversation with the Lover of your soul.

3. There are millions of people around the world world who have made the same decision that you have made so you are not alone. It would be great if you could find a gathering of believers that we often call a church and get to know them. They will be a really great source of encouragement to you as you learn what it means to have Almighty God as your real Dad!

4. Share your decision to follow Christ with a close friend because oftentimes, when we tell others what we did, it helps to reinforce what we now believe.

For those who have prayed this prayer...We would like to extend a warm welcome to the family of God!

If you have prayed this prayer for the first time or if you have made a fresh commitment to Christ, we would love to hear from you! You can let us know by sending us a message on our contact page.

In Barry's most recent book, he shares how the Father's love has freed him from a life long pursuit of performance based Christianity. Now he enjoys a simpler, fuller life as a much loved little boy with a BIG Dad.

He has discovered that the pathway to true greatness is reserved for those who are happy to change and become like little children again. For it was only when he gave himself permission to 'grow down' that he was able to comprehend just how big his Father's Kingdom really is.

If you would like to download this book, feel free to click on the link below...